Thrice show in P-Town

As an early third anniversary celebration, AJ & I left the baby with our Poet family overnight & drove to Portland to see Thrice, a favorite band of ours.

There was a moment when Dustin was singing the song "Treading Paper" and he stepped away from the microphone but the crowd/fans kept singing the words:

If anything means anything, there must be--
something meant for us to be, a song that we were made to sing.
There must be so much more than we can see.

It was one of those moments when you HOPE the gospel's getting through.
These sort of shows aren't really my scene (I'm no mosher because I'm pretty sure my 5'3'' self would get crushed) but I really enjoyed it, especially Thrice's bit, and the whole being with my husband part. :) Even the long, late drive home was lovely.

Other items: at the venue, called the Wonder Ballroom, they had a restaurant underneath called Under Wonder and I had the best French dip I've ever had...with no napkins. Intense.


Also, before the show we made an IKEA stop to dream a little, and to pick up a birthday present for a little boy who will be one in a just a couple of weeks!

ode to dating (you)

Four years of dating you have now passed
and many memories in our brains we've amassed
of togetherness spent
in several places we've dreamt
of how we'll spend our days to the last.

The first time I let you hold my hand
I wore my mittens just as I had planned
Till the time was just right

The setting precious and bright

interlocking was awkward but grand.

On the fourth anniversary of our first date as an official couple (that's a mouthful) we went out on the town for a couple hours, just the two of us.
First we hit up St. Vincent de Paul for some treasure hunting. I found this pattern (above) on the back of a baby blanket and remember the same design on some sheets we used to have when I was little. It's a cheerful design & I'm becoming more increasingly interested in fabric, patterns, etc. so I snapped a picture.
Our purchase for the evening was a record of "My Fair Lady" that Andrew found. Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews sing the leads. It's another throwback to my childhood!

We window shopped downtown, saw bottles of balsamic vinegar that cost $70, and planted ourselves down for coffee. This is a picture I took of our surroundings. Honoring our budget, we did coffee on the cheap, a contrast to the yuppie/foodie/specialty cuisine atmosphere we were in.
It's nice to have a husband with long arms. He can take great pictures with them, eh?
A kind stranger took this one for us. That pumpkin is huge!

Thanks for reading, first, my silly poetry, and second, my happy retelling of a great date with my favorite guy.